Cães Domésticos Em Unidades De Conservação: Impactos E Controle

Abstract

RESUMOCães domésticos (Canis lupus familiaris L., Canidae) têm atuado como espécie exótica perturbando e modificando ecossistemas nativos de diferentes maneiras. Esses animais, estando em ambiente natural, retornam ao estado selvagem passando a ser chamados ferais. A presença destes cães é uma situação grave levando-se em conta a possibilidade de declínio das populações de diversos animais nativos, incluindo a redução das populações de presas para os carnívoros silvestres, e por serem uma via de entrada de muitas doenças contagiosas para os animais nativos. Neste texto será tratado dos impactos de cães ferais em Unidades de Conservação, conflitos socioambientais e formas de controle das populações destes animais. Palavras-chave: Conflitos Socioambientais. Invasão Biológica. Declínio de Espécies. Manejo de Unidades de Conservação. Competição. ABSCTRACT Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris L., Canidae) have acted as exotic species, disrupting and modifying native ecosystems with different ways. When in natural environments, those animals return to an wild state, becoming called feral. The presence of these dogs causes a serious situation, because they bring the possibility of declining many native animals' populations, the reduction of prey populations for wild carnivores as well as a gateway to many contagious diseases to native animals. On this text will be treated the impacts of feral dogs in protected areas, the environmental conflicts, and ways of control those animals' populations.

Hunting Agreements as a Strategy for the Conservation of Species: The Case of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, State of Acre, Brazil

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The value of a small urban green area to the medium and large-sized mammals conservation

“…Three domestic species were recorded: dog (Canis familiaris), cat (Felis catus) and horse (Equus caballus). Their presence may be due to the increase in the degradation of the surrounding landscape, human occupation and density, and improper release, facilitating the contact between these and wild species, which can compromise the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in this UC, as it increases the potential for disease transmission, predation and competition, resulting in species loss (Cerqueira & Freitas, 1999;Pysek et al, 2008;Le Saout et al, 2013;Vilela & Guedes, 2014;Lessa, 2017).…”

The Pathways of Participation in the Morro Do Osso Municipal Park, Southern Brazil

“…Another theme that came up for hot discussion during the workshop was the presence of dogs in the PNMO and in other PAs in Porto Alegre. Vilela and Lamim-Guedes (2014) point out that dogs can transmit diseases to wild animals as well as persecute, harass wound or even kill them or cause them to flee the park area. That being so it was the Council's duty to approach the PNMO administration and that of the other PAs in Porto Alegre in order to conduct an educational informative and awareness raising campaign directed at Park users reminding them of the consequences of taking their domestic animals into protected natural areas.…”